Tokyo Institute of Technology submitted the name of the new university to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Council for University Establishment and School Corporations as "Tokyo University of Science (provisional name)" in preparation for university integration with Tokyo Medical and Dental University. and the handling after the university integration, such as graduation, was announced.
According to the Tokyo Institute of Technology, the merger date has not been officially set because the law will need to be revised to integrate the national universities, but the Tokyo Institute of Technology has clarified that it is expected to be around the fall of 2024.The transition to the new university will be on the integration date determined by the revision of the law.
Curriculum, degrees, and admission capacity will not be changed until the transition to the new university, and changes will be considered after the integration.Until the date of integration, students belong to Tokyo Institute of Technology or Tokyo Medical and Dental University, but on the date of integration, all students will change their affiliation to the new university.
Graduation and completion will be treated as graduation and completion of the new university after the date of integration, and diplomas will be issued under the name of the new university.However, the company is currently considering whether to add the name of the current university.At the beginning of the transition to the new university, university entrance examinations will be conducted in the same manner as they are now, but in the event of any changes, advance notice will be given with plenty of time to spare.
